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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Mickey Rourke launches fundraiser to pay $60,000 in rent after threat of eviction

Actor Mickey Rourke at the TEATRO Even Summer White Affair at Skybar in West Hollywood, California in 2022
Mickey Rourke at Skybar in West Hollywood, California in 2022. The actor is fundraising money to cover his rent after being issued with an eviction notice due to unpaid rent in December. Photograph: Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

Mickey Rourke has turned to fundraising to pay the US$59,100 (£44,000, A$89,000) he allegedly owes in rent, after being sued by his landlord and facing eviction from his Los Angeles home.

The 73-year-old actor, who was nominated for an Academy Award and won a Golden Globe for his performance in the 2008 drama The Wrestler, has approved a GoFundMe page launched by Liya-Joelle Jones, a friend and member of Rourke’s management team. At time of writing, the fundraiser had raised US$33,000 of its US$100,000 goal.

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